Chapter 256: The Cycle of Angels and Demons (4k)
But after careful observation, Dak felt slightly disappointed.
Although Sun Eevee likely had the potential to be a seer, its current ability was merely “prediction” rather than “premonition.”
At present, only the ultimate skill “Future Sight” involved premonition abilities.
To make Eevee a true seer would still require much effort.
…
Approximately sixteen minutes later, the effect of “Pride III” gradually faded, and Sun Eevee reverted back to being just Eevee.
The sudden change from long legs to short legs left Eevee momentarily confused.
But quickly regaining composure, the arrogance on its small face vanished, leaving only a naive and adorable expression.
“Gooeeey—”
Eevee pretended to be unaware and avoided Pixie Eevee’s gaze, walking towards Dak with its little legs.
When it reached Dak, it lowered its head and rubbed against his calf.
Dak helplessly picked it up, stroking its head and praising, “Well done.”
Eevee immediately raised its chin, feeling quite proud.
…
After recording the results, Dak tidied up the leftover experiment materials and began to use the time while “Pride III” was on cooldown for grooming.
Once out of the bathroom, he read for a while until “Pride III” finished its cooldown.
“A very standard cooldown time of 61 minutes.”
He smiled and waved at the Imp Beast.
The Imp Beast had been eagerly waiting. The evolution of Sun Eevee had given it a strong motivation; it had never wanted to cooperate so much before.
It immediately hopped over joyfully.
Dak waved “Pride III” and asked, “Want to evolve?”
The Imp Beast nodded vigorously like a pecking chicken.
Dak then asked, “What do you want to evolve into?”
The Imp Beast was bewildered: Was there really a choice?
Moreover, even if there were choices, wouldn’t they have to list them as A, B, C, D?
It had no idea that besides evolving into Black Diarumon, it could become something else.
“Could I also evolve into other forms like Eevee did?”
The Imp Beast’s thoughts stirred, becoming increasingly excited.
“Pleasure III” had made it evolve into a cat.
It wasn’t that it disliked cats, but cats weren’t majestic or powerful.
A great Imp Beast should evolve into a lion or tiger!
“Pride III” clearly met its expectations.
“Lion, tiger, or dragon?”
…
In the Imp Beast’s endless anticipation, Dak activated [“Pride III”]: “Mana Summon!”
Instantly, dazzling light shone forth.
The Imp Beast basked in the glow, closing its eyes in satisfaction.
The skull pattern on its forehead disappeared, replaced by the standard “Pride” emblem.
The dark gold light released from “Pride III” was absorbed by the emblem and then suddenly erupted.
Around the “Pride” emblem, the Imp Beast’s body gradually transformed into a dark golden glowing entity, similar to how it evolved into Deoxys under the influence of “Bliss III”.
Under the influence of “Pride III,” the Imp Beast underwent a dramatic transformation!
At this moment…
All the golems involuntarily focused their attention on the Imp Beast.
That sense of being the center of attention was quite pleasing to the Imp Beast.
It could feel the power surging within its body, which was precisely the “Pride” that awakened its consciousness, even more overwhelming and pure!
“I am the bright star, the child of dawn. I will rise to the heavens, holding my throne above all stars!”
The Imp Beast suddenly opened its eyes, revealing a profound sense of pride.
The world in its eyes continuously shrunk and diminished.
This was its ascension, its journey upwards!
…
In short, it became taller.
From a small, squat body with only one head, it transformed into a tall human form.
However, its condition wasn’t as good as it imagined.
Dak was extremely shocked to discover that the Imp Beast’s evolution had stalled at a very subtle stage.
Though its body grew into a tall human form, it didn’t fully manifest and remained in a glowing state.
The black and gold colors of “Pride” separated during the evolution process!
Black light symbolizing darkness.
Gold light symbolizing light.
These two streams of light continuously converged, collided, and dispersed within its body.
Finally, they unevenly split into two sides.
On the left side were large curved horns and tattered bat wings, along with massive, sharp claws hanging down below the knees!
On the right side were helmet-covered eyes and three complete wings, along with muscular arms protruding from the chest!
Even though only the outline of the glowing entity was sketched.
Dak, who had a deep impression of both forms, recognized them shortly after the initial shock.
“Is the left side a Demon Beast, and the right side an Angel Beast?”
Dak’s knowledge of Digimon primarily came from the first few seasons of the Digimon anime, so his understanding of the Digimon system was incomplete, lacking many details.
But the Demon Beast and Angel Beast had featured prominently in the first season of Digimon.
This was the source of his vivid memory.
Additionally, the unstable phenomenon immediately reminded him of the effects after using “Bliss III? Moon” on Deoxys.
That was the confrontation and fusion of light and darkness, the cycle of angels and demons.
Through that phenomenon, Dak linked the concept of “fusion” and began research, merging Deoxys and Black Diarumon into Bastemon!
“Does this mean that Angel Beasts and Demon Beasts can also fuse and evolve?”
Light and darkness were two sides of the same coin.
As soon as Dak noticed that the gold light outweighed the black light in the radiance emitted by “Pride III,” he realized it was no longer purely “sinful.”
Perhaps because Dak’s thoughts, actions, and heart were increasingly leaning toward the light, the “Great Sin” extracted from his mind was correspondingly influenced.
“I do remember that Celestial Beast and Demoness Beast can fuse and evolve into a light-dark fusion angel-type Digimon — Mestimon!”
“But what about Angel Beasts and Demon Beasts… what could they fuse and evolve into?”
Dak abandoned his thoughts.
Now wasn’t the time to ponder these things.
The Imp Beast’s current state was not optimistic.
Incorrect evolution in Digimon could lead to results far worse than simply evolving from Tyrannomon to Zombie Satanmon—often, the final destination was usually something like Big Mouthmon and Snotmon!
If not handled properly, the Imp Beast might incorrectly evolve into a “Pride Big Mouthmon”!
Just thinking about such a terrible possibility made Dak shudder!
…
Several thoughts flashed through his mind.
Dak carefully observed the internal state of the Imp Beast.
The black and gold streams of light were evenly matched, but gold was slightly weaker.
This was probably due to “Pride III” being a “Great Sin” card.
Darkness was the root.
Light was the outsider.
But this wasn’t crucial.
How to guide the black and gold lights, making one consume the other, might be the key to resolving the situation!
And since darkness was deeply rooted, it had a higher chance of taking the dominant role.
The best approach would be to suppress the gold light symbolizing light.
Achieving this was actually not difficult.
Dak thought for a moment and drew a “Pride I” from his card deck!
A single “Pride I” was enough to tip the scales!
And once a memory was formed, the next time using “Pride III,” this intermediate state might not occur again.
Of course, this was just a guess.
“Mana Summon!”
“Pride I” was instantly activated, shooting a dark golden light ball into the Imp Beast’s head!
“Pride I,” which was more inclined toward darkness, indeed became the final straw that broke the balance.
Black light gradually overpowered gold light.
They recombined into a deeper black-gold color!
And the Imp Beast’s evolution was finally achieved!
“Roar!”
With a vicious roar, the tattered bat wings spread wide!
The Imp Beast, now evolved into a Demon Beast, instantly soared into the air!
But the narrow bedroom couldn’t accommodate its height; its head hit the ceiling. Its deep red glowing eyes looked down with an almost ferocious pride.
The fallen angel-type Digimon, wrapped in black robes, only revealed pale skin around its mouth. Its chest bore a crimson bat-like mark, and multiple black leather belts encircled its waist. Its arms, extending below the knees, had retractable forearms and enormous, sharp death claws!
“I am the Demon Beast, a fallen angel, the king of darkness!”
…
[Card Name: Demon Beast]
[Type: Elemental Card]
[Level: ????]
[Race: Demon Race]
[Attribute: Dark]
[Mana: 2000]
[Attack: 2000]
[Defense: 2000]
[Ultimate Skills: Death Claw, Razor Wing, Instant Teleportation, King’s Claw.]
…
Shining with a golden aura, [Spell Cage: Demon Beast], another rare gold card upgraded from a blue card!
The Demon Beast in front was incredibly powerful!
Compared to the Black Diarumon (M: 1500, A: 1900, D: 900) evolved from the Imp Beast, the Demon Beast’s stats were truly godlike, virtually invincible!
The terrifying values of magic, attack, and defense represented unparalleled strength!
Among the four ultimate skills, three were pure destructive techniques!
[Death Claw: Extend the retractable hands to instantly pierce through the opponent’s body.]
[Razor Wing: Release wing-shaped destructive energy beams from the wings to attack the opponent.]
[King’s Claw: Simultaneously release numerous Death Claws!]
[Instant Teleportation: Instantly transfer to any desired location under the control of thought.]
The sole non-destructive skill was also considered a bug-like spatial transfer skill!
…
Dak had always envied Principal Altair’s nearly teleportation-like movement method. Now, with the Demon Beast, could he achieve something similar?
Currently unknown was the range of the Demon Beast’s “Instant Teleportation,” whether it could carry people, and its cooldown time.
From the information returned by [Spell Cage: Demon Beast], one could clearly understand the release methods and approximate effects of the other three destructive ultimate skills. There was no need for indoor testing.
Only “Instant Teleportation” could be experimented with without interference.
…
While thinking about the differences between “Instant Teleportation” and “Flash Spell,” Dak suddenly noticed something unusual in the Demon Beast’s eyes.
“Death Claw!”
Suddenly, the Demon Beast twisted its body, its eyes flashing red, and its black left hand shot out, stretching rapidly.
The massive claw, filled with death的气息, fiercely grabbed at the unprepared Pixie Eevee!
…
The Demon Beast would never forget the nights when it, as a young Imp Beast, tried to crawl into its owner’s bed each night, only to be tied up like a dumpling by that damned Pixie Eevee and thrown out!
The accumulated humiliation finally erupted under the influence of “Pride.”
The immense power surging through its body gave it extreme confidence.
The time for revenge had come.
…
“Mew!”
Pixie Eevee sensed the approaching death气息, its hair standing on end. Its two ribbon antennae instinctively shot out, but they were immediately pushed back by the Death Claw.
The elongated claw showed no hesitation, seemingly about to pierce through its chest!
A white figure flashed.
Deoxys, stimulated by the exploding Light Aura, suddenly leaped down from the top of the cat tree, breaking through the Death Claw with a claw designed like a Golden Sword Lion, imprinting its own claw on the Demon Beast’s palm.
In the pure clash of strength, Deoxys gained the upper hand!
The Demon Beast’s massive claw could no longer advance.
But at that moment, filled with arrogance and showing its ferocity, it extended its other hand: “King’s Claw…”
“Young Imp Beast!”
A stern rebuke suddenly echoed in its ears.
The Demon Beast shivered all over, its body turning cold.
The multiple “Death Claws” it was about to summon vanished instantly.
Even the left arm that had been in contact with Deoxys drooped limply.
The ferocious气息 vanished completely.
The Demon Beast twisted its neck like a rusty machine, facing its owner for the first time, who had just displayed a truly furious attitude.
…
[Burst +3]
The system prompt passed through Dak’s eyes, calming his emotions.
He saw the minor skirmishes among the golems as harmless, merely a lack of moral education, something that could be resolved by singing “Unity Is Strength” a few more times.
In dealing with Bastemon, he maintained this attitude.
Emotional outbursts caused by “Great Sin” could indeed lead to some bad outcomes, but those were unavoidable during the initial experiments.
But the intense killing intent displayed by the Demon Beast exceeded his tolerance.
Although Pixie Eevee wouldn’t die even if pierced by the Death Claw, some fundamental aspects couldn’t be ignored!
However, after calming down, Dak realized this was the result of using “Pride III” and “Pride I,” and he exhaled, lowering the punishment.
“Ten red flowers deducted.”
